It's Auction Time!

by Don Luce

Tue, Oct 28th 2014 04:00 pm

Community Missions will hold its Annual Antiques and Fine Arts Auction on November 9, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown,
NY. Viewing will begin at 12:15 and the
Auction begins at 1:00 pm. There will be
an International Sampling of Luncheon Hors d'oeuvres.

Auction items include an early American Primitive of a child,
early American Samplers, African masks, Antique Clocks, Dolls, Persian Rugs,
Paintings, JFK Memorabilia, Sports Memorabilia, a Lyon Electric Guitar, Viet
Nam War Memorabilia, Porcelain (Staffordshire, Royal Copley, Lennox, Aynsley,
Limoges, etc.), and many other items.

"Each year, we have one or more items that turn out to be
rare finds," said Auction organizer, Don Luce.
"For example, one year we had a signed Picasso print. Another year, we had a pair of Windsor Chairs
that turned out to be from the 17th Century. We've also had pre-Columbian pots and rare
Persian rugs."

There will be a large collection of over 100 purses this
year including brands like Coach, Liz Clairborne, Gucci, etc. A New York City Advertizing Agency sent us
several of these after they did photo shoots for women's magazines. Once a purse was used in a photo shoot, it
could no longer be sold as new. So the
Auction will have a $5 bin and a $10 bin for people to look through.

The Auction will support the Crisis Services Program of
Community Missions. Last year, Community
Missions provided 75,980 meals in its soup kitchen; sheltered 749 individuals,
94 of whom were children; and helped over 1,000 individuals with mental
illness. In addition, the Mission has a
home for people living with HIV/AIDS, support programs for at-risk youth, and
programs for parolees.

Admission is $10/person or $15/couple to cover the cost of the
Luncheon Hors d'oeuvres. The Auctioneer
is Bob Deull. The Honorary Chair is
Carol Rogers and Event Chairs are Michael Ryan, Ginger McNally, Mary Maj, Ron
Zito, Mark Lynch and Tom Korn.